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The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason.First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The Stadium hosted 37 of the 83 possible World Series during its existence (not counting 1974–75, and the 1994 strike), with the Yankees winning 26 of them. In total, the venue hosted 100 World Series games. 16 of the 17 World Series won in the Bronx were clinched at the 1923 Yankee Stadium, nine by the Yankees and seven by their opponents:
A portion of the former stadium site is AT&T Way, an access road to AT&T Stadium, while another portion is a parking lot for the Arlington Convention Center. Globe Life Park in Arlington Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Ameriquest Field in Arlington The Ballpark in Arlington: Texas Rangers (AL, 1994–2019) 1994 2019
It also hosted the 1984 and 1998 World Series, the 1978 and 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and games of the 1996 and 1998 National League Division Series and the 1984 and 1998 National League Championship Series. It was the only stadium ever to host both the Super Bowl and the World Series in the same year (1998), and was one of ...
Denali Highway (Alaska Route 8) is a lightly traveled, mostly gravel highway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It leads from Paxson on the Richardson Highway to Cantwell on the Parks Highway . Opened in 1957, it was the first road access to Denali National Park .
1954: Cleveland Indians – lost World Series; 1959: (Game 2): Los Angeles Dodgers – won World Series; 1960: (Game 2): New York Yankees – lost World Series; 1965: Minnesota Twins – lost World Series; League Championship Series play began 1969. 1970: Cincinnati Reds – lost World Series – also first season for Riverfront Stadium
The old ballpark had begun showing its age, though. A $4.5 million renovation before the start of the 1987 season was widely hailed, but within a few years, discussion of a new ballpark surfaced.
Comiskey Park was the site of four World Series contests. In 1917, the Chicago White Sox won Games 1, 2 and 5 at Comiskey Park and went on to defeat the New York Giants four games to two. In 1918, Comiskey Park hosted the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox.